diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a8407fd1e..c13b0492b 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ in shiny apps. For more info, see the documentation (`?updateQueryString` and `?
 
 * Fixed [#162](https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/issues/162): When a dynamically-generated input changed to a different `inputType`, it might be incorrectly deduplicated.  ([#1594](https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/pull/1594))
 
+* Removed redundant call to `inputs.setInput`. ([#1595](https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/pull/1595))
+
 ### Library updates
 
 * Closed [#1500](https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/issues/1500): Updated ion.rangeSlider to 2.1.6. ([#1540](https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/pull/1540))
diff --git a/srcjs/init_shiny.js b/srcjs/init_shiny.js
index 2a37e9b89..a99141cc6 100644
--- a/srcjs/init_shiny.js
+++ b/srcjs/init_shiny.js
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@ function initShiny() {
           binding: binding,
           bindingType: 'input'
         });
-
-        if (shinyapp.isConnected()) {
-          valueChangeCallback(binding, el, false);
-        }
       }
     }